Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

Liu Haizhong received a scolding inexplicably, and returned to the courtyard with anger that he could not vent.

As soon as I walked to the door, I saw those people walking towards the middle courtyard of the courtyard.

Liu Haizhong suddenly felt something was wrong and walked up quickly to stop Master Ma next door.

"Master Ma, what are you doing?"

Master Ma is a tall man, 1.7 meters tall and weighs less than 130 kilograms. From a distance, he looks like a bamboo, the kind of bamboo that grows in barren areas.

When Master Ma heard Liu Haizhong's words, he stopped, but his expression was not very good: "It's Master Liu, why are you back now!"

There was a hint of anger in his calm tone, and he was a little confused in his bangs. He frowned and said, "Old Ma, when did I offend you? Why do you have this attitude?"

When Master Ma heard this, he looked Liu Haizhong up and down and said, "Master Liu, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid? Don't you know what you did?"

"What did I do?" Liu Haizhong scratched his head and said, "Hey, hey, Lao Ma, what you said is wrong. What exactly did I do? Please tell me clearly."

Hearing this, a look of anger appeared on Master Ma's face, and his teeth gritted.

He originally wanted to turn around and leave, but after thinking about it, he stopped, looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Master Liu, you should also know that my eldest son is getting married, right?"

"Your eldest son, you mean Xiao Ma, you know, I'm planning to go to your house to attend the wedding banquet! I've even prepared the gift money," Liu Haizhong said.

Master Ma's family all work in the lumber factory. He is a sawyer. Xiao Ma just turned 27 this year. Through Master Ma's relationship, he entered the lumber factory and worked as a wood planer. Although he was only a first-level worker, because of the The work is quite hard. In addition to the stipulated 35 yuan per month, the above also specially provides them with living allowances. These people can get [-] yuan per month.

In these days, a young man who has just reached adulthood can get 35 yuan, which is comparable to white-collar workers in later generations.

In addition, the pony is not ugly, he is 1.7 meters tall and fair, so a matchmaker soon came to talk to him.

The girl works in a textile factory and is a formal worker. She also gets 30 yuan a month. Although she is not very beautiful, she has a well-proportioned figure and looks like a good wife and mother. , the residents in the compound are all optimistic about this marriage.

Liu Haizhong is also very satisfied with the marriage, because the girl's father is Master Zhang in the blacksmith workshop. Liu Haizhong has a good relationship with Master Zhang and they often drink together. If the girl marries him, then he and Master Zhang will be more friendly in the future. It will be more convenient if you are intimate and drink.

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Liu Haizhong thought of this and suddenly realized that he hadn't seen the girl in the courtyard for a while.

It stands to reason that the two of them are going to get married soon, and no matter how shy the girl is, she still has to come to the courtyard to decorate the new house.

Liu Haizhong seemed to have thought of something, and his heart jumped suddenly. He took Master Ma's arm and said, "Master Ma, what's wrong with the marriage?"

Master Ma looked at Liu Haizhong amusedly and said, "Old Liu, do you really not know or are you just pretending to be stupid?"

"Pretending to be stupid? Why are you pretending to be stupid!"

When Master Ma saw Liu Haizhong like this, he could only point it out: "Liu Haizhong, originally I was prepared to swallow this matter, but if you are like this, then don't blame me for not saving face for you."

These words made Liu Haizhong feel a little depressed, especially at this time, the residents passing by had already gathered around.

They were a little puzzled when they saw the look between the two.

He pointed at the two of them and said:
"Hey, hey, what's going on? Why did Master Ma get into trouble with Liu Haizhong?"

"I don't know either. Although the relationship between the two families is not always good, it is definitely not bad. How could they meet up!"

"Liu Haizhong must have done something shameful and angered Liu Haizhong. You also know that Master Ma is usually the most honest person."

"Yes, yes, last time my family was short of food, so I went to Master Liu's house to borrow noodles. Master Liu was still a seventh-level fitter. He just looked at me and kicked me out because there was no food in the house. I had no choice but to come to Master Ma's house again. At that time, Xiao Ma had not yet joined the work and life was not easy, but Master Ma took a scoop of noodles from the noodle vat and gave it to our family without hesitation. You heard it right, it's a gift. Master Ma said that there is no need to return the noodles. This shows which of the two of them has noble character."

"It's a shame that Master Liu is the second uncle of our courtyard, and he can actually do such a thing."

These words were like knives piercing into Bangzhong’s ears.

He made a big blush at that time.

In fact, Liu Haizhong is not a really stingy person, otherwise he wouldn't have to spend a few cents to buy wine every day. The reason why he didn't borrow food was because he was afraid that the residents would know about it and come to his house to borrow it.

This would be exposed by the residents, and Liu Haizhong was a little annoyed. He pointed at Master Ma's nose and said, "Old Ma, if you don't explain the matter clearly today, I'm not done with you."

Master Ma looked at the furious Liu Haizhong and just asked: "Liu Haizhong, what did you say last time when you had a drink with Master Zhang, Qinghua's father?"

"What can I say? It's just some things in the factory." When Liu Haizhong heard this, he suddenly felt even more confused and said with a frown.

"Really? Have you mentioned Xiao Ma's past?" Master Ma looked at Liu Haizhong coldly.

"No," Liu Haizhong scratched his head and said, "No, I seem to have said something. As you know, people always talk nonsense when they are drunk, but don't worry, those are all good things. For example, Xiao Ma loves to help people, and Xiao Ma loves to help others. When Ma was little, he even had surgery."

As soon as the words came out, Liu Haizhong realized something was wrong and quickly closed his mouth, but it was too late.

"Well, you bangs, Xiao Ma only went to the hospital with appendicitis, and the doctor cut out his appendix. You know these things, but when you were drinking, you actually told Master Zhang that Xiao Ma was stunted since he was a child. It was corrected through surgery.”

Master Ma was so angry that he was shaking all over.

Liu Haizhong also realized at this moment that he had played too big a trick, but he was unwilling to admit his mistake. He frowned and said, "Didn't I tell Lao Zhang that after the operation, Xiao Ma's disease has been completely cured?!"

"Are you really stupid in Liu Haizhong or are you pretending to be stupid? If this kind of thing is known to the woman, how can people not be suspicious?" Master Ma said with a cold face: "The next day, after drinking with you, Master Zhang found I asked why I concealed this matter. I was still confused at the time, but later they called off the marriage."

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After hearing these words, the onlookers gasped in shock.

"Master Liu has really gone too far this time. How can you talk nonsense like this!"

"That's right. Xiao Ma is not that bad at first, but he framed her up."

"Also, even if the problem in that area is cured after treatment, the woman will not believe it."

"The reason why Xiao Ma is regretted by the woman this time is all the fault in Liu Hai." Liu Haizhong felt a little regretful when he heard these words, but as the second uncle of the courtyard, he knew that even if he made a mistake, he could not admit it. .

Otherwise, how will we manage the courtyard in the future?

Liu Haizhong coughed twice, cleared up the uneasiness on his face, glared at Master Ma and said: "Old Ma, it's not my fault at all. It's that guy Lao Zhang who is too small-minded. If he doesn't find out clearly, he will Making random decisions. Also, this pony is unlucky too, who allowed the appendix to grow so low?"

Even though Master Ma had known that Liu Haizhong would not admit his mistakes easily, he never expected that he would come up with such a lame excuse.

"Okay, Master Liu, everyone knows what's going on. Stop being careless here. Our two families will no longer interact with each other from now on. You go on your Yangguan Avenue, and I'll go on my single-plank bridge!"

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Liu Haizhong wanted to say a few more words, but when he saw that the onlookers had fierce looks on their faces, he quickly swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

He said coldly: "Okay, as the second uncle of the courtyard, I can still be afraid of you!"

Liu Haizhong straightened his collar and returned home with his hands behind his back.

As soon as he entered the house, the second aunt couldn't wait to close the door and pulled him into the back room.

"Haizhong, you are back. Something big happened today."

Something big happens.
The center of his bangs was shocked, his legs felt a little weak, and he almost squatted on the ground.

He has had several major incidents today. At the very beginning, Yan Jiecheng set a trap and caught him, forcing him to make concessions.

On the way back, the old man in red sleeves pointed at his nose and gave him a lesson.

When they entered the compound, they were scolded by Master Ma, who accused him of ruining Xiao Ma's marriage for no reason. Why is there such a big thing now?

I am unlucky today.

Of course the second aunt didn't know what Liu Haizhong was going through today, so she whispered into Liu Haizhong's ear: "Today Yu Qiuhua went to He Wenhui's house in the front yard of the courtyard to show off his white-faced steamed buns, and was caught by the third uncle. Not only did the uncle criticize her in public, he also called a meeting."

"This has nothing to do with us." Liu Haizhong knew that the reason why Yan Bugui dealt with Yu Qiuhua had something to do with him, but he would not stand up for Yu Qiuhua.

Yu Qiuhua's eating of white flour steamed buns seemed like a small matter, but it caused public outrage. If he rashly spoke up for her, it might arouse public outrage.

Besides, Liu Haizhong was no longer prepared to report Yan Bugui, and Yu Qiuhua was completely useless.

The second aunt felt confused in her bangs, patted her thigh and said, "Old Liu, how can this matter have nothing to do with us! You have forgotten who gave those white noodles to Yu Qiuhua."

Liu Haizhong said disapprovingly: "That's my family's white noodles. I can give it to whomever I want. It has something to do with Yan Bugui."

"Are you stupid? White flour is such a valuable thing. How can you give it away casually? What Yan Bugui is pursuing now is why we should give white flour to Yu Qiuhua for no reason. Think about it, if those things If it is exposed, how can anyone dare to deal with us in the courtyard in the future?" The second aunt said worriedly,
No matter in which era, people are not willing to deal with those who wantonly frame others. If word spreads, not to mention that Liu Haizhong's second uncle's position will not be preserved, and even the Liu family will not leave the courtyard.

Only then did Liu Haizhong realize the seriousness of the problem.

He lit a cigarette and frowned.

Liu Haizhong is a heavy drinker, but he hardly smokes. He only lights up when he encounters a problem that is difficult to solve.

"Old Liu, what do you think we should do?" The second aunt was also worried now.

"Don't panic, I'll go talk to Yan Bugui."

After Liu Haizhong realized the seriousness and complexity of the problem, he didn't even bother to eat. He stood up and walked quickly to Yan's house in the dark.

At this time, Yan Jiecheng had returned to the courtyard and told Yan Bugui what happened during get off work hours in the afternoon.

When Yan Bugui heard that Liu Haizhong had been caught, he patted Yan Jiecheng's shoulder excitedly and said, "Jie Cheng, you are becoming more and more capable now. Liu Haizhong is actually a difficult person even though he is usually drunk. He is such a charming person, otherwise he would not have been the second uncle in the courtyard for so many years."

"Yes, Dad, you don't know that if I hadn't arranged it properly this time, Liu Haizhong would definitely not have surrendered." Yan Jiecheng said proudly.

When the third aunt heard that the problem was solved, she sat on a chair and held her knees, saying, "Oh, I finally dodged a disaster."

Halfway through her words, she suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Yan Bugui: "Old Yan, can you still hold the courtyard meeting tonight?"

Yes, it stands to reason that as long as Liu Haizhong doesn't report Yan Bugui, there is no need for Yan Bugui to have trouble with Yu Qiuhua.

After all, the hatred between them was all because of this report.

But Yan Bugui frowned and remained silent.

The third aunt was kind-hearted and took Yan Bugui's arm and said: "Old Yan, although Yu Qiuhua is not a thing, we don't need to kill them all. Besides, this matter also involves Liu Haizhong. If it really makes a big fuss , will definitely annoy Liu Haizhong, he is the second uncle of the courtyard, we cannot make an enemy for no reason."

It stands to reason that there is some truth in what he said, but Yan Bugui was unmoved.

The third aunt was a little anxious: "Lao Yan, you should say something."

Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes: "Old lady, have you ever thought about one question? Why should Yu Qiuhua listen to Liu Haizhong?"

"Ah." The third aunt was stunned for a moment, and said: "Of course it is to get the Liu family's flour. Yu Qiuhua is a glutton and lazy. If Liu Haizhong hadn't helped her, her family's life would have been unbearable."

"Yu Qiuhua has already obtained fine white noodles, why should he listen to Liu Haizhong again!" Yan Bugui's face became serious.

Hearing this, the third aunt's face suddenly changed.

It stands to reason that as long as Liu Haizhong says he will not report Yan Bugui, Yu Qiuhua should stop.

Although she had not dealt with Yu Qiuhua a few times, she knew that Yu Qiuhua was not the kind to be reasonable. (End of chapter)